Janet Lee, Australia author of The Killing of Louisa, shares her Top 10 favorite Historical Fiction novels. Read more

What I do get to do however, is to sample a LOT of books, and I get to fall in love with a few. And the few that take me to a different place, more than make up for the rest of the 450 on that list that made me want to go out and re-plant the trees. So here they are, my top picks for 2011, for those of you for whom Morrissey and Reilly just don't cut it. Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Alice Hoffman author of The Dovekeepers, The Red Garden, The Third Angel and many more Ten Terrifying Questions ————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? A: I was born in New York City. Schooled at Adelphi College and Stanford University.... Read more

Alice Hoffman has chosen the calendar settings wisely for her upcoming novel The Dovekeepers, which is a remarkable re-telling of the Masada story. Read more